Terrified woman issues stark warning to others as the sex beast mingles with shoppers in Glenville in Co Cork.

The horrified victim of serial rapist Patrick “Lolo” O’Driscoll last night warned he will strike again now he is free to prowl the streets.

Our exclusive pictures show the violent predator mingling among shoppers in the Co Cork village of Glenville.

The 45-year-old – who beat one of his victims over the head with a rock and threatened to kill her young son – was freed from the Midlands Prison earlier this week.

Double rapist Patrick Lolo O'Driscoll (black top) out shopping in Glenville, Co. Cork, after being released from prison

The terrified woman told the Irish Mirror: “People need to know this man is amongst them and that he is still extremely dangerous.

“Women in the area are going to have to be so careful. Always be with someone. Keep yourself safe.

“There are some people who will never change and he is one of them. He is an absolute monster who will strike again.

“I’m having nightmares over this. I sleep with a baseball bat under my bed, that will never move.

“I actually feel numb at the moment. I knew he was coming out but I just didn’t want to believe it.

The victim, identified only as Fiona, urged women to be on their guard as it is a matter of time before he strikes again.

O'Driscoll being led into court

Fiona, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, was attacked just six months after the brute was freed from prison having served nine years of a 12-year sentence for another rape.

Both of the assaults involved him ambushing the women as they walked home alone.

And yesterday the Irish Mirror snapped O’Driscoll as he mingled alongside morning shoppers at his local village in Co Cork.

The 45-year-old beast was released from the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise on Wednesday.

Fiona said she can’t get her head around the fact that he is free to walk the streets.

Sex beast Patrick Lolo O'Driscoll out shopping, in the local village of Glenville, Co. Cork.

She added: “I actually feel numb at the moment. I knew he was coming out but I just didn’t want to believe it.

“Seeing his face in the paper earlier this week really shocked me.

“I had hoped something would happen which would involve him being kept in prison.

“I have heard he wants to apologise to me through the gardai.

“He’s not sorry, far from it. He’s trying to make out he’s the victim now and is terrified after being released. It’s ridiculous.

“He never admitted what he did to me up until this week. I would never accept an apology from him anyway.

“It makes me so angry to think he is now out of prison and can go about and do what he wants with his life but I will have to live with what he did to me for ever.

“It annoys me to think he hasn’t even done the full sentence.

“You can’t fight against the law but when someone reoffends they shouldn’t be given automatic remission of 25% off their sentence. There are people who will never change and he is one of them. He’s an absolute monster.

“They should have to serve their full sentence. I would like to think someone like him would never see the light of day again, that they would never be free, but that’s just not going to happen.”

And as our exclusive photographs show, O’Driscoll has become more confident since his release.

Patrick Lolo O'Driscoll pictured at his campsite, near Glenville, Co. Cork, a day after being released from The Midlands Prison for rape.

The rapist has been wearing a hoodie and dark sunglasses since walking free and only removed them yesterday when he went to the local shops to pick up some groceries.

Following his brazen trip to Glenville, Fiona warned other women in the area to be extra vigilant now the sex predator is free.

She said: “I wish he could be tagged so that you could know where he was at all times. Every second of every day. People need to know this man is among them and that he is still extremely dangerous.

“Women in the area are going to have to be so careful. I would advise them to never walk alone. Always be with someone. Keep yourself safe.”

O’Driscoll, a member of the Travelling community, was jailed for rape in 1991 and spent nine years behind bars. He was released from prison in March 2000 and just six months later, on September 3, he attacked Fiona.

During the horrific assault O’Driscoll threatened to kill her young son as he beat her over the head with a rock.

In July 2001 a third woman had a narrow escape when he stalked and attacked her.

But the brute ran off when her brother heard a noise and went to check what was going on. The incident occurred at the time gardai were hunting for O’Driscoll over the September 2000 attack.

After that assault, when four officers tried to arrest him on September 8, 2000, he lashed out at them with a slash hook.

O’Driscoll was later released while the investigation proceeded but when gardai went to arrest him a second time on foot of directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions he managed to evade capture for four months.

Fiona added: “I wanted to tell my story and warn other women of what he is like as I couldn’t have it on my conscience if he does it to someone else.

“If I had known he was in the area the night I was attacked I would never have walked home alone.

“I was coming home in a well lit up area at the time, walking into the estate where I lived and he still got to me.”

Fiona said she has nightmares over the horrific attack O’Driscoll carried out on her. She added: “I sleep with a baseball bat under my bed, that will never move.

“He’s not supposed to be in my area but the only thing is he has to sign on at the local Garda station.”

But she added her loved ones are helping her through the ordeal.

Fiona said: “My family, my friends, my work colleagues and the whole town have been so good to me.

“Nobody wants him back. He is not welcome.”

O’Driscoll was jailed for 14 years in 2003 and sources last night said he has been a model prisoner.

A source added: “He was a hard worker who never caused any trouble. Despite keeping his nose clean, you could sense he was a very calculated individual who could never be trusted.”

Neighbours close to where the rapist lives in Glenville said they didn’t want him back in the area. One local, who didn’t want to be named, added: “People in the area are very scared.”

O’Driscoll has only left his caravan a number of times since his release.

He has made a few trips out on a sulky around the back roads of Coombe and went shopping with his mother on Thursday afternoon. That evening loud country music and laughter could be heard coming from the caravan O’Driscoll is staying in.